palette view
" When opening a document, the palette tools (notes, rests, etc.) are so
small that they are impossible to recognize without placing the cursor over
them to get the description. How do I increase the size to a readable format?
I tried changing the view but that only increases the size of the staves. I
use Mac Sierra 10.12.1
I've attached a screen shot of the palettes
Also, the only way I can read my document is to go from 100% to 400%. Why does 100% not show the actual size of the document?
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Edit/Preferences/General...-> Icon width/height
You can try: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/revert-factory-settings
but it could be your monitor resolution see: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/command-line-options-0
-D, --monitor-resolution
Specify monitor resolution, for use with high resolution displays (as of version 2.1).
In reply to Edit/Preferences/General...-> by Shoichi
Thank you for your quick response. I tried 'revert to factory settings' but that didn't change anything. Your other option, since I'm not very knowledgeable on computers, scares me and I'm too afraid to try this. However, I tried all the different screen resolutions on my Mac previously, after reading some of the posts here, and that also didn't improve anything in MuseScore. Is there something else I can try that doesn't scare me to death?
In reply to Thank you for your quick by knacktoo
Command line options are always reversible with revert to factory settings.
Be patient, a better response will come.
MuseScore is normally able to detect your monitor resolution and adjust sizes correctly, so that indeed 100% is actual size and palettes are readable. But in rare cases, something about the configuration on some systems prevents this from working properly. So using the "-D": option allows you to specify the correctly resolution, and then all should be well. Don't be scared, this option doesn't change anything on your computer itself, it just allows MuseScore to size itself properly.
In reply to MuseScore is normally able to by Marc Sabatella
I opened 'Terminal' in my 'Utilities' folder and tried two different ways. They all came up with 'command not found'. Here are the things I tried:
mscore -D (followed by the 'Enter' key)
mscore -D --1920 x 1080 (followed by the 'Enter' key)
Please let me know what I'm doing wrong.
In reply to I opened 'Terminal' in my by knacktoo
Read the above mentioned handbook pages. You need to specify the path to mscore and use the right parameter for the -D option.
In reply to Read the above mentioned by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you. I'm a senior and not very comfortable with computers yet. However, with your help I found out that my DPI is 102. Also, the musescore file is in Applications/MuseScore 2.1.app. Is that the path I need to use? Your detailed steps, when I'm in terminal would be greatly appreciated since putting in this path and -D 102 also resulted in an error message.
In reply to Thank you. I'm a senior and by knacktoo
Hmm, 102 DPI should be producing good results right out of the box since that is right in the default range (anything close to 100 we consider to be standard and we don't try to scale). It's possible there is some macOS setting that controls how the resolution gets reported to programs that ask about it, I know something like exists for systems with "retina" displays and maybe somehow it is doing the wrong thing here.
Hopefully someone with more macOS experience can speak up about the exact way to give the command line, if the advice in the handbook isn't working.
In reply to Hmm, 102 DPI should be by Marc Sabatella
The best way to be certain about the path:
1. Go to the actual location of MuseScore.app (which you should find in your Applications folder)
2. Right-click and choose "Show Package Contents"
3. Open Contents / MacOS
4. Drag "mscore" directly into the Terminal window
In reply to The best way to be certain by Isaac Weiss
Thank you so much. I was so excited because that really worked. However, how do I make this a default? After closing musescore and opening it again it reverted back to being unreadable. I tried the following:
1. saved the file that i just opened, when it was in the readable format
2. restarted my computer
There must be a way to use this program without having to go into terminal each time I want to open musescore.
Oops! I just noticed that there was an error message in Terminal,on my previous attempt, which states:
initScoreFonts 0x7fda29865df0
in stat: : No such file or directory
in stat: : No such file or directory
Init midi driver failed
It opened up perfectly, however.
I just tried again with it opening up perfectly but there are a lot of error messages in Terminal again. Here are a few of them (there are too many to copy here):
initScoreFonts 0x7fac29dcd110
in stat: : No such file or directory
in stat: : No such file or directory
Init midi driver failed
Score::removeSpanner: Volta (0x7fac2daf4ab0) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Volta (0x7fac2daf75f0) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Slur (0x7fac2dc0a5f0) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Slur (0x7fac2dc0c330) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Slur (0x7fac2dc11310) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Slur (0x7fac2dc15910) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Slur (0x7fac2dc172b0) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Slur (0x7fac2dc1c9e0) not found
Score::removeSpanner: Slur (0x7fac2dc1f4a0) not found
Score::removeSpanner: LyricsLine (0x7fac2dc2a6b0) not found
Score::removeSpanner: LyricsLine (0x7fac2dc2a6b0) not found
In reply to Thank you so much. I was so by knacktoo
Great that is works!
Again, I know little about macOS, but I can tell you how you'd do this on Windows, and maybe macOS provides a similar capability.
In Windows, you would simply right click the program icon, click Properties, and a dialog would appear allowing you to customize the command line that is used to start the program.
The messages to the terminal, btw, are mostly just internal diagnostics, not meant to indicate any real problem.
In reply to Great that is works! Again, I by Marc Sabatella
I've never done this, but here's a method: https://superuser.com/questions/16750/how-can-i-run-an-application-with…
In reply to The best way to be certain by Isaac Weiss
As I stated below, when putting in the path in Terminal and adding -D 102 and Enter, MuseScore opens up in the readable format. However, once I close it and open it in another session, it's in the unreadable format again.
I just threw out MuseScore and downloaded 2.1 again but that made no difference. The only way I can work on it is to go into Terminal each time I open it. There must be a better way. You have been very helpful in getting me to at least see what MuseScore should look like. I hope you can help me so that it stays readable as a default.
In reply to As I stated below, when by knacktoo
Per the link above:
Open Automator and create an Application with a single Run Shell Script action:
/Applications/MuseScore\ 2.app/Contents/MacOS/mscore -D 102 &
This application will launch MuseScore and quit instantly, leaving only MuseScore running.
It's indirect, and not ideal, but it's a workaround for the time being. I can give more precise step-by-step directions if you can't figure out how to use Automator.
In reply to Per the link above: Open by Isaac Weiss
What's the difference between using Automator or Terminal? It seems like both of them need to be opened up before I can work on MuseScore. I need something that will change MuseScore to be readable just by opening it, without going into another application first. Because of my lack of knowledge of computers I would opt to stay with Terminal, if the default is not an option, because I've now used that already, thanks to your help.
In reply to What's the difference between by knacktoo
The purpose of Automator is exactly what its name sounds like: to do a one-time setup so that you can then make something happen automatically in the future. In this case, the result is just an application you can double-click or keep in your Dock that will *automatically* launch MuseScore with the correct options.
In reply to Per the link above: Open by Isaac Weiss
Thanks, I opened Automator and dragged the MuseScore app to it but, where do I create an application with a single Run Shell Script action? Your step-by-step directions would be greatly appreciated.
In reply to Thanks, I opened Automator by knacktoo
Sure thing!
1. When Automator starts up, choose "Application" (the second option).
2. On the left of the window, scroll down or search for "Run Shell Script."
3. When you find it, drag and drop it into the right half of the window.
4. Replace "cat" with the same path to mscore that you used in Terminal (probably "/Applications/MuseScore\ 2.app/Contents/MacOS/mscore"), followed by the same argument you used in Terminal (" -D 102"), followed by " &".
5. File / Save..., perhaps as "MuseScore-fixed-dpi.app" in your Applications folder or whatever you like.
6. Going forward, open "MuseScore-fixed-dpi" instead of "MuseScore 2" and watch the magic happen.
In reply to Sure thing! 1. When Automator by Isaac Weiss
Thank you so much! That worked. I would never have been able to figure it out without your patience and help. Because there were so many different responses, is it possible to delete the others from this blog and just leave this latest one in for others that may have the same problem?
In reply to Thank you so much! That by knacktoo
No, but I turned this into a how-to: https://musescore.org/en/node/233416 Glad we were able to help!
In reply to I opened 'Terminal' in my by knacktoo
I don't know what the right path to mscore is on Mac, but the Handbook does explain this. For the resolution, what you need is the figure in dots per inch, not just the dimensions. 1920x1080 means 1920 dots across the screen. Divide by by the width of the screen in inches and you'll have the right DPI figure. Note when a monitor is sold as 13" or whatever, that's a *diagonal* measurement, so get out a ruler to find the actual horizontal size. Or see if the DPI figure is listed somewhere in the specs.